Emotionally Speaking

See the colours of India: My full photo website on the SurajKund Crafts Fair

www. surajkundmela.wordpress.com It was my maiden visit to the famous SurajKund Crafts Mela on 14 February 2010 as part of the JNU UNESCO and Photography clubs’ trip to the fair. I shot more than 450 pics of the 24th edition of the fair and ended up making an online pictorial documentation of the fair a few [...]

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Photo: The Nehru statue in JNU campus

This is the Jawaharlal Nehru’s statue near the JNU administration building, JNU Campus. It was made some years ago by a JNU professor from the Arts and Aesthetics school. It is a venue of tourist attraction and a lot of visitors click it or get clicked with it. Jawaharlal Nehru was India’s first Prime Minister. [...]

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Please write urgently if you will adopt this cute puppy (New Delhi, 29 January 2010)

Update 30 January: We have made an arrangement for the puppy near the hostel entrance (we hope it will grow soon and live normally on the streets). We think we should not disturb his natural life. Also, see Indian Home Maker’s comment here. Update 11 Feb: The puppy lives outside the hostel and is happy. [...]

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2 Photos: Delhi winter and the dog

Found this dog in the morning today, all snug and warm, curled on the debris of yesterday’s night bonfire outside the hostel. Delhi is almost freezing and there was a major power cut yesterday night and students started a bonfire outside the hostel (see New Year bonfire photos here)! By the way, dogs are hotly debated [...]

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For Research Scholars: UGC-NET JRF/SRF is now 18k / 21k Rupees per month

PLEASE READ EVERYTHING HERE (INCLUDING THE COMMENTS) AND KEEP VISITING FOR UPDATES. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has increased the Junior and Senior Research Fellowships (JRF/SRF) to 18000 and 21000 Rupees per month respectively and it will be applicable retrospectively from September 1, 2009. The YFE in JNU campus on 19 December, 2009 put [...]

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Gender Sensitization Against Sexual Harassment in Campuses: Role of Student Community

This is an essay on the issue of sexual harassment in university Campuses and the role of the student community in its prevention. This essay was submitted as an entry to the GSCASH [Gender Sensitisation Commmittee Against Sexual Harassment, JNU] Essay writing and poster making competition on the issue [see details] and won the first [...]

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